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LONGUEUR ENREGISTREMENT [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length field
1, record 1, English, fixed%2Dlength%20field
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement de longueur fixe 1, record 1, French, enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Components
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- storage record length 1, record 2, English, storage%20record%20length
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Composants électroniques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'enregistrement
1, record 2, French, longueur%20d%27enregistrement
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- variable-length record system
1, record 3, English, variable%2Dlength%20record%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A computer system whose records have a length independent of the length of other records with which they are logically or physically associated. 1, record 3, English, - variable%2Dlength%20record%20system
Record 3, Key term(s)
- variable length record system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système d’enregistrement en longueur variable
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement%20en%20longueur%20variable
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de registros de longitud variable
1, record 3, Spanish, sistema%20de%20registros%20de%20longitud%20variable
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de almacenamiento formado por un número variable de registros en cuyas longitudes intervienen un número distinto de caracteres. 2, record 3, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20registros%20de%20longitud%20variable
Record 4 - external organization data 2006-01-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- record length
1, record 4, English, record%20length
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- record size 1, record 4, English, record%20size
correct, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
number of bytes, or any other appropriate unit, in a record 1, record 4, English, - record%20length
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
record length; record size: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 4, English, - record%20length
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'enregistrement
1, record 4, French, longueur%20d%27enregistrement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
nombre de multiplets, ou de toute autre unité appropriée, dans un enregistrement 1, record 4, French, - longueur%20d%27enregistrement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longueur d'enregistrement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999]. 2, record 4, French, - longueur%20d%27enregistrement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-08-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- record length
1, record 5, English, record%20length
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- record size 2, record 5, English, record%20size
correct, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of bytes (or of any other appropriate unit) in a record. 3, record 5, English, - record%20length
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
record size; record length: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 5, English, - record%20length
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'enregistrement
1, record 5, French, longueur%20d%27enregistrement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de multiplets (ou toute autre unité adéquate) dans un enregistrement. 2, record 5, French, - longueur%20d%27enregistrement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longueur d'enregistrement : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 3, record 5, French, - longueur%20d%27enregistrement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- longitud de registro
1, record 5, Spanish, longitud%20de%20registro
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- tamaño de registro 2, record 5, Spanish, tama%C3%B1o%20de%20registro
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de caracteres o bytes en un registro. 3, record 5, Spanish, - longitud%20de%20registro
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length record system
1, record 6, English, fixed%2Dlength%20record%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fixed length record system 2, record 6, English, fixed%20length%20record%20system
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système d’enregistrement de longueur fixe
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- système d’enregistrement à longueur fixe 2, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement%20%C3%A0%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de registro de longitud fija
1, record 6, Spanish, sistema%20de%20registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema de registros de longitud fija 1, record 6, Spanish, sistema%20de%20registros%20de%20longitud%20fija
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de registros en el que todos tienen el mismo número de caracteres. 2, record 6, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-02-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- semifixed length record
1, record 7, English, semifixed%20length%20record
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- semi-fixed length record 2, record 7, English, semi%2Dfixed%20length%20record
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement de longueur semi-fixe
1, record 7, French, enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20semi%2Dfixe
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de longitud semifija
1, record 7, Spanish, registro%20de%20longitud%20semifija
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registro cuya longitud está sujeta a cambios, a elección del analista de sistemas o del programador, aunque por lo general tales longitudes permanecen fijas para un problema, pasada, operación o rutina específicos. 1, record 7, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20semifija
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-06-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length record
1, record 8, English, fixed%2Dlength%20record
correct, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A record associated with a file whose file description or sort-merge description entry requires that all records contain the same number of character positions. 2, record 8, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fixed-length record: STD-ANSI (term and definition). 3, record 8, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement de longueur fixe
1, record 8, French, enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- article de longueur fixe 2, record 8, French, article%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enregistrement contenant un nombre de caractères déterminé. 2, record 8, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à bloc de longueur fixe, arithmétique à longueur fixe, code de longueur fixe. 2, record 8, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de longitud fija
1, record 8, Spanish, registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registro cuyo número de caracteres es fijo. 2, record 8, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta restricción puede ser deliberada para simplificar y dar rapidez al procesamiento o puede ser causada por las características del equipo de computación que se usa. 2, record 8, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-12-13
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- logical record length 1, record 9, English, logical%20record%20length
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- longueur d’enregistrement logique
1, record 9, French, longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement%20logique
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-04-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- recording wavelength
1, record 10, English, recording%20wavelength
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- longueur d’onde d’enregistrement
1, record 10, French, longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Condition qui affecte de manière décisive les caractéristiques d'un hologramme. 1, record 10, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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